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Post#601 » by cucad8 » Mon Jun 30, 2025 5:44 am

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KuzControl wrote:IF LAL wanted to sign Ayton whilst still having room to fill out the roster with the BAE and vet mins, what would it take to move off of Kleber?

Brooklyn only team with cap space.

Teams can use the MLE like a TPE. Well, some teams. So any team with the full MLE available could take on Kleber.
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Post#602 » by nzahir » Mon Jun 30, 2025 6:57 am

Who are the best wing and POA defenders you guys can see being moved this summer?
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Post#603 » by Diop » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:11 am

Matisse Thybulle should be available.
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Post#604 » by tester551 » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:22 am

Diop wrote:Matisse Thybulle should be available.

He's available - but not a give-away or a salary dump. Portland needs assets in return.
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Post#605 » by Mavrelous » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:53 am

If Rockets manage to get DFS this would A+++ offseason for them.
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Post#606 » by zimpy27 » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:45 am

Mavrelous wrote:If Rockets manage to get DFS this would A+++ offseason for them.


I think it's a big mistake for Rockets not to get Jerome or Grimes. They need offense. They think old man Durant is going to generate it all or something. Durant can make up for the loss of Green and Brooks but the points was to get another guy to boost, not just a slight improvement.

Rockets offense was a failure in the offseason.
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Post#607 » by Mavrelous » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:46 am

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Mavrelous wrote:If Rockets manage to get DFS this would A+++ offseason for them.


I think it's a big mistake for Rockets not to get Jerome or Grimes. They need offense. They think old man Durant is going to generate it all or something. They have lost Green and Brooks, they added Durant.

Rockets offense was a failure in the offseason. They need an upgrade, not a lateral move.

On a second thought, I agree, they need a scoring guard more than 3&D forward...

I'm speculating LeBron to the Heat, I'll be checking on you once this happens :)
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Post#608 » by zimpy27 » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:48 am

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zimpy27 wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:If Rockets manage to get DFS this would A+++ offseason for them.


I think it's a big mistake for Rockets not to get Jerome or Grimes. They need offense. They think old man Durant is going to generate it all or something. They have lost Green and Brooks, they added Durant.

Rockets offense was a failure in the offseason. They need an upgrade, not a lateral move.

On a second thought, I agree, they need a scoring guard more than 3&D forward...

I'm speculating LeBron to the Heat, I'll be checking on you once this happens :)


I'm a LeBron fan. To Heat would be an odd move, why do you feel this might be he case?

I'm not sure why LeBron exercised the option. Typically he'd renegotiate a 1+1 with PO.
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Post#609 » by Mavrelous » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:50 am

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Mavrelous wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
I think it's a big mistake for Rockets not to get Jerome or Grimes. They need offense. They think old man Durant is going to generate it all or something. They have lost Green and Brooks, they added Durant.

Rockets offense was a failure in the offseason. They need an upgrade, not a lateral move.

On a second thought, I agree, they need a scoring guard more than 3&D forward...

I'm speculating LeBron to the Heat, I'll be checking on you once this happens :)


I'm a LeBron fan. To Heat would be an odd move, why do you feel this might be he case?

I think Mavs or GSW or Cavs.


Thought you were Lakers fan...
Cavs is not happening, 0 chance, I think he may sign there next year as a FA, as a farewell tour, but not a trade.
I'm guessing eastern conference team because the east is wide open, west is a blood bath, Miami has the salaries ready in Wiggins and Rozier.
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Post#610 » by zimpy27 » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:58 am

Mavrelous wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:On a second thought, I agree, they need a scoring guard more than 3&D forward...

I'm speculating LeBron to the Heat, I'll be checking on you once this happens :)


I'm a LeBron fan. To Heat would be an odd move, why do you feel this might be he case?

I think Mavs or GSW or Cavs.


Thought you were Lakers fan...
Cavs is not happening, 0 chance, I think he may sign there next year as a FA, as a farewell tour, but not a trade.
I'm guessing eastern conference team because the east is wide open, west is a blood bath, Miami has the salaries ready in Wiggins and Rozier.


I mean I am while LeBron plays there. I typically still remain an interested party in past LeBron teams too. But I'm not going to be bummed if he leaves. Don't think Lakers only fans will be either tbh.

Miami had an odd ending, not sure if he goes back but he'd certainly fit with the team. Why not trade to Cavs?

An odd thing with Ball to Okoro trade is that Cavs can pull off a trade for LeBron and fill a full roster just under 2nd apron that they couldn't do without that trade.
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Post#611 » by Mavrelous » Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:13 am

zimpy27 wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
I'm a LeBron fan. To Heat would be an odd move, why do you feel this might be he case?

I think Mavs or GSW or Cavs.


Thought you were Lakers fan...
Cavs is not happening, 0 chance, I think he may sign there next year as a FA, as a farewell tour, but not a trade.
I'm guessing eastern conference team because the east is wide open, west is a blood bath, Miami has the salaries ready in Wiggins and Rozier.


I mean I am while LeBron plays there. I typically still remain an interested party in past LeBron teams too. But I'm not going to be bummed if he leaves. Don't think Lakers only fans will be either tbh.

Miami had an odd ending, not sure if he goes back but he'd certainly fit with the team. Why not trade to Cavs?

An odd thing with Ball to Okoro trade is that Cavs can pull off a trade for LeBron and fill a full roster just under 2nd apron that they couldn't do without that trade.

I don't see a trade that the Cavs come out of it better.
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Post#612 » by Texas Chuck » Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:04 pm

tester551 wrote:
Diop wrote:Matisse Thybulle should be available.

He's available - but not a give-away or a salary dump. Portland needs assets in return.


What assets do you believe a guy whose offense has limited him in playoff rotations, is always hurt, and is expiring do you believe he returns?
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Post#613 » by daoneandonly » Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:30 pm

Mavs owners should see Rich Paul's statement as a reason to get out of the max contract Klutch business/clients. You cant have this level of narcissism, AD included, around Flagg. #TradeAD #FireNico
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Post#614 » by K_chile22 » Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:43 pm

zimpy27 wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:If Rockets manage to get DFS this would A+++ offseason for them.


I think it's a big mistake for Rockets not to get Jerome or Grimes. They need offense. They think old man Durant is going to generate it all or something. Durant can make up for the loss of Green and Brooks but the points was to get another guy to boost, not just a slight improvement.

Rockets offense was a failure in the offseason.
It's a bet on Sengun to keep improving, or at least get his offense back to where it was the previous season, Reed giving them more guard play and that better spacing will help other guys like Tari and Bari score because DFS and KD are huge shooting upgrades over what they had. They're also just going to rely on some mud ball with double bigs terrorizing the glass again especially during the regular season. Can disagree with that it, makes me a little nervous, but no, they do not plan on KD doing everything
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Post#615 » by K_chile22 » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:10 pm

also, DFS on the rumored deal (4 years starting below the full mle) would be easily tradable for a scoring guard, as we saw this offseason those guys have little value in todays nba, if the bet isn't working out you could probably flip him for like a Malik Monk type player or something
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Post#616 » by Mavrelous » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:13 pm

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I wouldn't waste cap space right now on marginal players, but seems like Brooklyn don't mind...
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Post#617 » by kobe_vs_jordan » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:15 pm

daoneandonly wrote:Mavs owners should see Rich Paul's statement as a reason to get out of the max contract Klutch business/clients. You cant have this level of narcissism, AD included, around Flagg. #TradeAD #FireNico

Which statement ?
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Post#618 » by Texas Chuck » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:18 pm

are the Lakers really just conceding on Doe Doe? I'd fight harder to keep a guy who fits perfectly and has strong Luka connections.
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Post#619 » by kobe_vs_jordan » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:19 pm

K_chile22 wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:If Rockets manage to get DFS this would A+++ offseason for them.


I think it's a big mistake for Rockets not to get Jerome or Grimes. They need offense. They think old man Durant is going to generate it all or something. Durant can make up for the loss of Green and Brooks but the points was to get another guy to boost, not just a slight improvement.

Rockets offense was a failure in the offseason.
It's a bet on Sengun to keep improving, or at least get his offense back to where it was the previous season, Reed giving them more guard play and that better spacing will help other guys like Tari and Bari score because DFS and KD are huge shooting upgrades over what they had. They're also just going to rely on some mud ball with double bigs terrorizing the glass again especially during the regular season. Can disagree with that it, makes me a little nervous, but no, they do not plan on KD doing everything

Think replacing green and brooks below average offense efficiency with an all time great efficient volume scorer would do wonders for the offense.

Finding role scorers the easiest task to do in the NBA. I can’t imagine the rockets being unable to secure more scoring by the deadline.
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Post#620 » by kobe_vs_jordan » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:22 pm

Texas Chuck wrote:are the Lakers really just conceding on Doe Doe? I'd fight harder to keep a guy who fits perfectly and has strong Luka connections.

Think they working trade phones. Being able to dump gabe or maxi would help keeping DFS and get center help.

Also DFS unrestricted. He might just like what the rockets is building more so than where the lakers are at.

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